Poll

Court/Criminal

Lonnie Frye (1978) received a five year suspended sentence Aug. 15 in LaRue Circuit Court. He was sentenced to three years, suspended, for complicity, possession of controlled substance, credit for 91 days served; 12 months, suspended, for complicity, use or possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Sentence to be probated for five years.

Several people were indicted by a grand jury in LaRue Circuit Court in August. Arraignment for each is Sept. 6.
Anthony T. Scherer (1970) of Hodgenville was indicted Aug. 15 on one count each of receiving stolen property, first-degree fleeing and evading police and first-degree persistent felony offender.
He is accused of taking a 2006 Jeep, knowing that it was stolen or having reason to believe it was stolen, valued at $10,000 or more. The alleged offenses occurred June 8.

A Hardin County deputy jailer was arrested Friday in Elizabethtown for assault and trespassing.

Kentucky State Police said Logan M. Noyes, 22, was charged with assault, fourth degree, and criminal trespassing, first degree, after an altercation broke out with another man at a home on Alexander Drive.

The work release program was suspended temporarily at the LaRue County Detention Center last week when four state inmates tested positive for marijuana use.
Jailer Johnny Cottrill said drug screens were given after an inmate had a seizure that was suspected to be related to drug use. It turned out that the inmate was dehydrated, but four others had apparently smoked pot at their work site. He declined to say where they were working.
One hundred twenty-eight state inmates were tested for drugs.

A LaRue County man has pleaded guilty to two counts of incest. Numerous other counts were dropped as part of a plea agreement made in Nelson Circuit Court earlier this month.
If the judge signs the plea deal, Charlie Monroe Warren, 55, will serve 7 1/2 years in prison and be required to register as a sex offender. He must also complete a sex offender treatment program. The commonwealth’s attorney opposes probation.

Willis A. Richardson, 39, was charged Aug. 11 after officers found marijuana and methamphetamine labs in his home.

Social services had requested police assistance on a welfare check on children at a residence on Cruse Road, according to Kentucky State Trooper Ryan Johnson. Upon arrival, Johnson obtained permission to search the residence and found a marijuana plant and evidence of several meth labs.

A 12-year-old was removed from the home and placed with family members. A pregnant woman residing at the residence was not charged.